4 bombers killed in botched Nimroz attack

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Three suicide bombers were shot dead and a fourth blew himself up during a botched attack on a district intelligence office in southwestern Nimroz province on Tuesday, an official said.

One of the attackers blew himself up near the intelligence office in Chahar Burjak district and the remaining three were shot dead as they tried to flee, Ministry of Interior spokesman Siddiqui Siddique told Pajhwok Afghan News.He said civilians and security personnel stayed unharmed in the incident.

There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack in Chahar Burjak, which shares border with Pakistan and Iran and is 135km away from Zaranj.